The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-13
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

0POJNSy ANdhAd Quiz III Use.
GEORGIA.
Williams. (colorei has been sentenced Il
twelve months in the chain-gang for mutt
lating school books at MQntezuma.
S. W. Bloodworth. of Griffin, has grape
vine which has grown three crops Of grape
this year The vine was planted in 1852.
Sam Thompson, a white man, is under ar
rest at Adairsville, charged with burning
OgleShy Bros. mill at that place about &
week ogo.
A few nights ago D. l.. Regions entire
stock Of goods near Excelsior, with about
$500 in money was destroyed by fire.
Cause unknown.
The residence OF Mrs. Miner, widow OF
the late Judge James Miner, was burned IL
the ground at Gainesville few nights ago.
Defective fiue; loss $500.
At Covington Mary Penn, youngest
daughter Of W. II. Penn, stepped in kettle
full of pumpkins which were boiling for
hogs From above the knee down was ter
ribly soslded. She has suffered greatly, but
is gradually getting better.
AT Fort Gaines an old colored man found
dozen matches Saturday in an armful of
seed cotton that he was about 20 place in a
gin. That gin was stopped Immediately,
and search instituted by the frightened
old man. and be is scared yet at what might
have been.
While Stewart House was driving to Gov
Ington Monday with bale of cotton, his
steers ran away near Jakevile. Ia reach
ing for bis little SON. who was likely to fall,
Mr.. House himself fell off the wagon. His
arm was broken inches below the shoulder
and his ankle badly bruised.
W. K Mullins, of Union Point, has a
knife and fork which has been in his possess
for raaplxS IF n IL
picked them up on the battlefield of Spott-
Sylvania, Va, and when he returned home
alter the war closed be brought them with
him. From that day until now he has never
eaten meal save with that knife and fork
and if in sitting down to the table others
have been placed in their stead, he will not
eat until the old knife and fork have been
brought 10 him.
G. w. Asbury and the Trion brothers
had shooting scTape at Lula Tuesday that
came near being serious. The cause of the
difficulty between these gentlemen was
about Something that the Trion brothers
had said about the ladies Of the church,
which engered Mr. AsDuTy. Mr.. Asbury
struck One of the Trions in the mouth,
when the other brother appeared on the
scene and made for Asbury, who drew his
32-calibre pi.tol and fired, the shot grazing
Mr. Trion. The parties were separated and
tie trouble stopped
At Atlanta Friday Judge Marshall J.
Clarke rendered q decision in the case of
Z. G. Brufey, q reporter who a lew DAYS
ago was ordered to Jail for contempt of
court, and who was afterward released at
the instance of his attorney, Col n J. Ham
mond, for the purpose of allowing him to
make showing in the CASE Judge Clarke.
in his decision, took the ground that Mr..
Bruffey, TO testify as TO which member of
the grand Jury gave him the information
that he published, would criminate himself.
and could not be required to do so. He
would, in 50 doing, furnish evidence to con-
Wet himself, as be was equally as guilty as
the member of the grand jury in divulging
the secrets of the grand jury room. MIR.
SrutHey was therefore discharged 1t is
said that the grand jury is not ct all salts
ned with the situation. They have made
up their minds to find out who leaked, and
VIII take other steps to get at the bottom of
the affair. There is some talk of getting an
indictment against Bruffey but this is met
by the questi IN as to who the witnesses will
Be- The man who gave the information
would eliminate himself if he testified in the
case, and without his testimony it would be
a hard matter TO locate the man who gave
out the information.
Athens Banner Wntchmdn. Corn shuck
ing time in the South during slavery DAYS
was looked forward TO by the farmer and
bis family as one of the big events of the
year, and when the runner came around to
invite all hands to a corn shocking at John
Smiths, or Bill Jones it was looked forward
TO by all who had been invited the same as
we look forward to the coming of q circus
The negroes from different plantations
within five miles of John Smiths would
start TO the corn shocking soon after thew
had Gone their days work and housed their
stock. The leader who was generally The
largest man in the crowd would start up a
song answered by all iii his party and could
Dc heard for miles around. They would
meet at the corn pile and the one that could
halloo the loudestswas elected the captain
and would walk the corn pile and give out
a song until the last ear was sbucked
After the shuchs had been put in a pen the
owner of the corn pile was carried around
the house on the shoulders of several stall
wart negroes. all hallooing at the same
time, and carried in and put at the head of
the table and waited on by those who car
rled him on their shoulders. 1t was a han
py time and the jug of old corn Juice PLAYED
8 prominent part il the shocking. but it has
all passed away and the farmer who gets
his corn shucked now has to pay well for it.
Blakely Broad Ar: In Miller county, near
Spooner's cross roads, lives MIR. William
Reagan. On the morning of Nov. 8, Mr..
neagan carried ms cotton to the GIN,
leaving Joe Reese, negro in his employ,
blowing in oats near his house. Soon after
Mr.. Reagan left his home Joe returned to
the house and informed Mrs Reagan
that his horse was very sick When
the lady Inquired why he did not
bring the horse TO the house, he replied that
the horse was not able to come: whereupon
Mrs Reagan started to the field and pass
ing through the house, saw her husbands
knife lying on the table, placed it in her
pocket, fearing the children might get il
during her absence. Proceeding to the
field, she was surprised to find the horse
quietly feeding. Turning, she said to
the negro, who had followed that
the horse did not seem to be sick. He
at once caught and threw her to the
ground, but the brave woman managed to
get the knife from her pocket and ATTEMPT
ed to cut the villains throat; but failing in
this she stabbed him in the abdomen. com.
polling him to loose her before he accom-
plished his devilish design. The scoundrel
made good his escape, but crowd Of Mr.
Eeagan's neighbors went Immediately in
pursuit Of him in the afternoon. The fugi-
tive crossed the river below Dickerson's
landing only half hour ahead of the pur-
suing party.
Blakely Broad Ar, Mr.. Z. L. FRYER
concluded, on last Tuesday. that he would
60 out to the swamp and look after recent 4
purchase OF some cattle. Taking two of his
stable boys, West Furlow and VIII Hall, he
salhediforth to mark and brand hisyearlings.